SOLUTION: $ 144 is divided between Jean, Alice and Kevin. Jean gets half as much as Alice and one third as much as Kevin. how much does each of them get

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Question 1006311: $ 144 is divided between Jean, Alice and Kevin. Jean gets half as much as Alice and one third as much as Kevin. how much does each of them get
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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jean=x
alice=2x
kevin=3x
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x+2x+3x=144
6x=144
x=144/6
x=24
2x=48
3x=72